Famous people · Knox Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Knox Township
Closest of all is Justin Hartley, from Knoxville, 2 mi away. Carl Sandburg is the most widely known, written about in 86 languages. No famous person’s birth in Knox Township is on record yet. Of the towns next door, Galesburg City Township lists the most: 55, with Carl Sandburg first.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Carl Sandburg
Best known
Carl Sandburg
in 86 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Knox Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Knox Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ernest de Koven Leffingwell
1875–1971American geologist and explorer
George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.
1859–1896American engineer
Robert Hugo Dunlap
1920–2000United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Max Hunter Harrison
1893–1986The town’s pick
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Knox Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (16)
- Carl Sandburg: Al Ravenna, World Telegram staff photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Hartley: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stockdale: U.S. Navy File Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Latimer Bates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Hamilton: Todd_Hamilton_uncropped.jpg: SN#1 @ Flickr derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rusling Block: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justina Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy U. Hardy: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest de Koven Leffingwell: credited to Ernest deKoven Leffingwell; cropped by uploader, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Wilson: Jimmy Baikovicius from Montevideo, Uruguay, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. Bellinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kid Mohler: Harry Murphy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lincoln Henry Jelliff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hugo Dunlap: ERcheck at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert O. Bisson: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons